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January 23, 2024 by Johanna
Wonder Woman, Blue Beetle, Starfire, and Prez join the lineup of DC's YA graphic novels. Plus: A look at the Free Comic Book Day titles!
February 6, 2020 by Esther Keller
Esther looks forward to Free Comic Book Day (May 2) with a roundup of some of the kid-friendly selections that feature old favorites and new series.
May 4, 2019 by Lori Henderson
Check out a list of the titles available for Free Comic Book Day 2019 for all ages.
May 4, 2018 by Johanna
As Esther previously wrote, this coming Saturday, May 5, is this year’s Free Comic Book Day. There are 50 different comics that could potentially be available at participating stores, so this is necessarily a brief rundown of the Gold Sponsor All Ages titles. Also, please remember that this national holiday for comics is free to […]
May 2, 2018 by Esther Keller
It’s hard to believe that Free Comic Book Day has been around for 16 years. But this Saturday the 16th annual Free Comic Book Day is happening. Make sure to check out your local comic book shop for a selection of free comics. You can see the selection of comics that might be offered at […]
December 17, 2013 by Brigid Alverson
It’s not even Christmas yet, but the folks behind Free Comic Book Day are already thinking about next spring. Free Comic Book Day (often abbreviated as FCBD) is a promotional event designed to bring customers into brick-and-mortar comics shops with the promise of free comics, selections from a special set put together for the occasion. […]
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May 4, 2013 by Brigid Alverson
Today is Free Comic Book Day, the national holiday that celebrates all things sequential. Check the official website for a list of comic book stores that will be offering special FCBD comics to all comers today—and the site also has a list of the comics. And to tide you over, here are a series of […]
May 14, 2012 by Katherine Dacey
John Jakala compares Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day offering Avengers: Age of Ultron Point One with its original incarnation as Avengers 12.1 and discovers a key difference: in the original version, Spider-Woman is naked. “Why not [choose] something that would be appropriate for all ages, such as an issue of the old Marvel Adventures: The […]
May 5, 2012 by Mike Pawuk
Free Comic Book Day is once again here this Saturday, May 5. Now in its tenth year, it’s the annual celebration of comic book stores and the love of reading, and best of all, there are some great free comic books made especially for the day. What is Free Comic Book Day, you ask? It’s […]
December 5, 2011 by Katherine Dacey
Lunch Lady creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka sits down with his hometown newspaper to discuss his career. “My grandparents were brave enough to send me to college to study art and I’m sure that was a difficult decision for them,” Krosoczka told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. “But sending me to classes here [at the Worcester […]
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